Detroit (DTW) to South Bend (SBN)
Flight time
≈ 1h 07m
Bearing
258° W
Detroit (DTW) to South Bend (SBN) is 156 miles (251 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DTW–SBN
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DTW–SBN; the Bombardier CRJ-900 was the most common aircraft at 73% of departures; flights ran 65% full.
Departures
128
April 2026
Seats
9,114
both directions
Passengers
5,909
both directions
Load factor
64.8%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DTW–SBN?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DTW–SBN in April 2026 (128 departures).
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SkyWest Airlines
128 departures · 9,114 seats
Share of departures100.0%64.8%
Load
What plane flies DTW–SBN?
In April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-900 flew 73% of DTW–SBN departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Bombardier CRJ-900
94 departures · 64.6% load
73.4% - Bombardier CRJ-700
30 departures · 72.5% load
23.4% - Bombardier CRJ-550
4 departures · 0.0% load
3.1%
How has DTW–SBN traffic changed?
Nonstop DTW–SBN departures rose from 65 in May 2025 to 128 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DTW–SBN traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
65 departures · 3,526 passengers
72.9%
Load
June 2025
106 departures · 6,457 passengers
83.3%
Load
July 2025
127 departures · 7,492 passengers
81.4%
Load
August 2025
127 departures · 7,492 passengers
81.3%
Load
September 2025
130 departures · 6,737 passengers
70.4%
Load
October 2025
134 departures · 6,722 passengers
67.6%
Load
November 2025
114 departures · 5,034 passengers
61.4%
Load
December 2025
102 departures · 3,998 passengers
55.6%
Load
January 2026
117 departures · 4,440 passengers
53.0%
Load
February 2026
119 departures · 4,342 passengers
52.5%
Load
March 2026
124 departures · 6,051 passengers
68.6%
Load
April 2026
128 departures · 5,909 passengers
64.8%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
SBN → DTW
68.1% full
65 departures · 3,156 passengers
DTW → SBN
61.4% full
63 departures · 2,753 passengers
Nonstop DTW–SBN traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Detroit (DTW) from South Bend (SBN)?
DTW to SBN is 156 miles (251 km / 136 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DTW to SBN?
A nonstop covers the 156-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 07m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DTW–SBN?
In April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-900 flew the largest share of departures (73.4%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-700 (23.4%).
What mileage do I earn flying DTW–SBN?
Distance-based programs credit off the 156-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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